The reason why Zhou Bai expressed such emotion was that she discovered that the capital city of San Sebastian had made more moves between the various regions than she had imagined.
Last time, she only had a rough idea of the situation in her own area, but now looking at the other areas, her guess was correct. The royal capital was supporting some territories to contain the four major cities.
Among the four major cities, the one with the best relationship with the royal capital is the city of Sterling in the west, because the two have a marriage relationship, but Sterling City is also on good terms with several other territories, and on the surface it is more like a fence-sitter. Therefore, near Sterling City, there is a city of Ultado. The lord of this territory is a member of the royal family, so the current relationship between Sterling City and Ultado is relatively close.
Although Bridge City is located in the south, it can be regarded as the economic center of the entire Stan Continent, because the family members of Bridge City Lord Edson are all good at business, and their industries are spread throughout the entire Stan Continent.
Yes, not only the human kingdom, but also other races and Bridge City are involved. Because their family members are itinerant merchants, and with the special type of itinerant merchants, their business naturally spreads across the entire continent.
Over the years, the business has formed its own network and has continued to recruit itinerant merchants. It can be said that 60% of the professionals who have started a career as itinerant merchants are under their umbrella.
The city of Clifton, not far from the city of Bridge, is a territory supported by the royal capital. The lord is also a member of the royal family. Its development model is the same as that of the city of Bridge. It is also constantly recruiting itinerant merchants, of which itinerant merchants account for 35%.
As for the remaining 5%, it was distributed to other races and some wandering merchants.
It is obvious that Clifton is the counterbalance to Bridge City.
There is also the city of Parkhurst in the east, which is the weakest of the four major cities, but relatively low-key. This big city is also close to the sea, and its main product is seafood, which is imported into the entire human kingdom. The channel for importing it into other ethnic kingdoms is to use the mobile merchants of Bridge City.
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The city of Travis, which is close to the city of Parkhurst, follows the same route, with Clifton as the channel, and the lord is also a royal family member.
Finally, there is the northern city of Vitali. As analyzed before, it has long been surrounded by enemies and is constantly being compressed by invading territories. The city of Hastings is also the territory of the royal family.
In short, no matter whether the relationship between the four major cities and the royal capital is good or bad, the territories around them that compete with them are all on the same front with the royal family, and in terms of geographical location, they have replaced them in protecting the royal capital. These territories have formed a line of defense on their own, and they have to pass through these territories if they want to deal with the royal capital.
It was obvious that Wang Du was also wary of them.
In fact, up to now, the forces of the royal capital have the upper hand.
Because, after these four cities were promoted to level 3 cities, they were no longer required to engage in territorial wars, just like the royal capital. Although they were still developing, their development speed had slowed down, and they were even diverted away by the vibrant surrounding territories.
The four cities of Urtado, Clifton, Travis, and Hastings are still only level 2 cities and are still fighting monthly territory wars. They win more than they lose and their capital is constantly accumulating.
It can be said that their strength has long been enough to be promoted to a level 3 city, but they have never been promoted.
At the same time, the capital city they supported was constantly expanding in size and its population was increasing.
In this situation, Zhou Bai had to wonder if the capital was behind these aggressive territories???
After all, the capital had lost its dominant position in history, and it was understandable that it was now expanding its power through invading territories and severely damaging its glory.
But it was too conspicuous, and she wondered if it was too blatant.
Just when Zhou Bai's thoughts were in confusion, there was a knock on the door.
"Lady Filia is here."
Zhou Bai listened, paused, and immediately let the matter go.
Anyway, these power struggles are still a little far away from her now and are not urgent matters.
What she had to do now was to collect more information to avoid getting involved in other people's power struggles too early and becoming cannon fodder by accident. At the same time, she had to work hard to develop and expand the strength of her own territory.
Thinking of this, Zhou Bai's fluctuating mood became stable again.
It didn't take long before they reached the farmland.
When Zhou Bai arrived, Filia was playing in the pond.
Occasionally, when it swings its tail, it will stir up the fish and shrimp in the pond, and then open its mouth wide and eat all the fish and shrimp into its mouth.
Zhou Bai: “…”
——This guy is eating buffet here.
"Zhou Bai, you're here!" Filia keenly sensed Zhou Bai's presence. She turned around and came out of the pond. The splashing water instantly rushed towards Zhou Bai.
Zhou Bai directly erected a protective shield in front of him, and the water was immediately blocked.
When watching this scene, Zhou Bai couldn't help but be stunned.
Unconsciously, magic has become a part of their lives and has become an instinct.
With a chuckle, Zhou Bai walked towards Filia, "Are you hungry?"
"No, I'm just bored and greedy." Filia pouted.
"Then let's grill the fish!" Zhou Bai said.
“It’s like
"Yes." Zhou Bai said, searching around for a suitable location.
"Then let's go to my territory?" Filia invited excitedly, "I'm the one who comes to play with you, and you've never come to play with me!"
Zhou Bai: "...Before that, I was the only one who could go to your territory!"
She has no wings!
"I'll take you there!" Filia raised her chin towards Zhou Bai. "Come on up, I'll take you!"
Zhou Bai almost choked when he heard this.
This proud Lady Filia was actually willing to let her have sex with her?
It seemed that Zhou Bai's expression was too much and too prominent, and Filia noticed it.
He snorted, "If my claws are holding you and you feel uncomfortable, I can only give you a ride. You are my guest, and when you come to my house, I must treat you well."
"Just use your dragon claw to lead me." Zhou Bai said directly.
"Don't be polite, come up!" Filia said simply.
Seeing that Filia insisted, Zhou Bai climbed directly onto Filia's back.
"Hold it tight."
As soon as she finished speaking, Filia went straight into the sky, and at the same time, her body quickly expanded.
Zhou Bai became smaller and smaller on Filia, until finally, Filia's back was like a bed to Zhou Bai.
Feeling the coolness brought by the scales.
At this moment, Zhou Bai suddenly felt that he had... made it!
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